Those are his amazing, sweet lady-killing pecs. I've more partial to the way Amano draws monsters, armor and clothing, but I think his ability to draw humans is mostly miss.

Also, yeah, those sprites look awful. It's probably the stiff arms. Making them somewhat proportional is cool, but those arms make them look very lifeless.

EDIT: The more I look at that pic, the more awful it looks. LOOK AT HIS FUCKING NECK JESUS CHRIST WHY IS IT AN HOURGLASS SHAPE AND TEN INCHES LONG and then his head is put on lopsided so he can awkwardly look at the person viewing the picture because Amano is horrible at drawing profiles. Then apparently Bartz has a tentacle for a left hand that extends off the drawing.

The Japanese one is worse because Tidus is "laughing" like a crow there.

Maybe the idea behind the scene was decent but they recorded the damn thing and now we have generations of fans still talking about it after all these years. It was good publicity for the game in the end, so that's something I guess.

I am the only person that the laughing scene didn't bother a single bit? It made perfect sense given its context. In fact, it making you uncomfortable because it sounds so forced and awkward also makes perfect sense given its context. Without the internet telling me the scene is an abomination, I don't think I would have ever given it a second thought.

I am the only person that the laughing scene didn't bother a single bit? It made perfect sense given its context. In fact, it making you uncomfortable because it sounds so forced and awkward also makes perfect sense given its context. Without the internet telling me the scene is an abomination, I don't think I would have ever given it a second thought.

I actually agree. I didn't think twice about the scene back when I actually played the game. I mean, it's supposed to be awkward. Of course when you take it out of context it looks pretty awful...